US1369756A - Vehicle-lamp - Google Patents

Description

F. W. WAKEFIELD.

VEHICLE LAMP.

APPLlCATlON FILED JULY 7. 1917.

Patented Feb. 22, 1921.

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- Application'filed m 7; 917, Serial No.179,231.

Be it known that I, FnEnERIoK' W. WAKE- FIELD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Vermilion, county of Erie, and

. State of Ohio, have invented anew'and useful Improvement in Vehicle-Lamps, of

which the Eollowing -is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained, and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying'that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The present invention relates to improvements in supporting means for mirrors, and

' mobiles, to permit the driver to obtain a view pointed out in the claims.

more particularly to means for mounting the small mirrors which are generally attached to the spot lights commonly used on autoof the traific behind him. Another object is to provide a simple and convenient means for posltioning the mirror about the c1rcumference of a lamp casing. to permit the lamp to be used on either the right or the left-hand side of an automobile, and stillmount' the mirror at the correct angle to allow the driver to obtain the desired View of the ,traflie. Means are also provided to allow the mirror to be adjusted both vertically and horizontally for difl'erent heights and positions of the lamp. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of means hereinafter fully described and particularly The annexed drawing and the descriptionsetforth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however,'but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle ofthe invention 40 may be used. Insaid annexed drawing Figure lis' a rear elevation of a spot-light with my improved'support for mirrors thereon and showing in dotted lin'esone of vthe various other positions in which the mirror may be placed about its circumference of the casing; Fig. 2is a side elevation of a lamp with the device in place; Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the mirror support showing the means provided for the vertical and horizontal movement of the mirror and also the means for retaining the support on the casing;'Fig; 4 is a section on 'the line 44, Fi 3; and Fig. 5' is 'a section; oh the line 5- Figx2.

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following stegped ca'sin As' illustrated, agspot or lainp V1 is of my invention may be ,employe shown, having the usual supporting means 2 adapted to be atconsisting of a clam vtached to a wind shield frame or the. like,

Specification of Letters Patents Patented Feb and the lamp is adjustably attached to this fastened a supporting. bracket,5.

The mirror, which is suitably mounted in a frame 6, is adjustably mounted on the bracket 5 by means of a universahmovable support which consists of two substantially U-shaped members 7 and 8. One of these members 7 is adjustably secured to the bracket by means of a bolt or pin 9 which passes'through the bracket and apertures 11 formed in the U-shaped member. Sunrounding this pin between: the bracket and the member is mounted a spring washer 12 Whichiis-adapted to tend to restrain moveshaped member 8 is rigidly attached to the mirror frame and is adapted .to fit within the first mentioned U-shaped' member 7, and these two. members have -alined apertures through. which abolt or tightly against, the lamp casing to hold the mirror in any desired circumferential po- Heretofore it has been the usual practice to either permanently mount themirror di- The second U-- rectly in the casing ofthe lamp, or else to ad- 'justably supportit from, the lamp casing.

When so mounted the spot light or lamp can be used only, on one side of the vehicle, and.

can be mounted in practically only one p0- sition-if the mirror is to be correctly positioned. By means of my present mounting :the mirror' can be correctly positioned whetherthe lam is mounted on the left or* the right-hand side of the vehicle, and can be moved? around the lamp to position it .at the corr'ect height, which will of course depend upon the height of the lam The presentsupporting. means are very simple 1n their construction, and can be readily adapted to any type of lamp which has a 1 ther. modes of applying the I instead (principle Y 1. n a mirror mounting for vehicle lamps the combination of a lamp casing, a mirror,

of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, pro-- .vided the means stated by any of the following claims or' the equivalent of such stated J .means be employed.-

I-therefore particularly point out and distinctl claim as my invention a ring movably mounted onsaid casing about the longitudinal axis-of the same, universal joint connection between said ring and mirror and means for retaining said ring'in" adjusted position around said casing.

2. In a-mirror mounting for vehicle lamps, the combination of a lamp casing, having a tween said ring'and mirror and means for 20 retaining'said ring in adjusted position on said casing. I

3. In a mirror mountlng for vehicle lamps,

the combination of a lampfcasing having a V.

fiat annular portion, a mirror, a ring revolubly mounted on said annular portlon of said, casing, universal oint connection between said ring and said mirror, and a set screw for retaining said ring in adjusted po-.

sition on said. casing.

Signed by me, this 5th day of J lily; 1917. p FREDERICK W; WVAKEFIELD.

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